Mississippi
Mississippi is the #3 state with the lowest child vaccination rates for COVID-19
As of the final week of April 2022, simply over 1,100 kids in the US have died from COVID-19 for the reason that begin of the pandemic, based on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. For comparability, almost 1 million adults have died in the identical time-frame. Decrease loss of life and hospitalization charges amongst individuals 18 and youthful could point out that kids expertise COVID-19 much less severely.
Regardless of a typically milder sickness, colleges have been upended through the pandemic, and kids have suffered socially, emotionally, and academically from two years of shutdowns and social distancing measures. To fight extra systemic disruptions and defend communities on a bigger scale, the Meals and Drug Administration absolutely licensed the Pfizer vaccine for individuals 16 and over and granted emergency authorization for kids between 5 and 16. Neither the Moderna nor Johnson & Johnson vaccines are licensed—even on an emergency foundation—for these underneath 17 within the case of Moderna and 18 within the case of Johnson & Johnson.
Citing knowledge compiled by the CDC and the Division of Well being and Human Providers, HeyTutor checked out vaccination charges amongst kids in each state within the U.S. and Washington D.C. Booster photographs aren’t but really useful for kids underneath 12. States are ranked by vaccination charges amongst kids ages 5-11 as of Apr. 29, 2022.
Learn on to be taught extra about little one vaccination charges in your state, or take a look at the nationwide checklist right here.
Mississippi by the numbers
– Kids absolutely vaccinated:
— Ages 5-11: 12.2% (33,091)
— Ages 12-17: 38.1% (92,936)
– With not less than one dose:
— Ages 5-11: 15.4% (41,883)
— Ages 12-17: 45.8% (111,606)
– With booster dose:
— Ages 12-17: 11.2% (10,416)
There are 73 million kids underneath the age of 18 within the U.S., representing nearly one-quarter of the full inhabitants. Nationally, about 30% of youngsters between the ages of 5 and 11, and 60% of youngsters between 12 and 17 are absolutely vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
Nonetheless, considerations in regards to the vaccine persist, with dad and mom questioning its efficacy in addition to each its short- and long-term unwanted side effects. And whereas many dad and mom share the identical considerations, the energy of these misgivings varies by demographic, geographic, and political strains, based on a recurring survey carried out by the COVID States Mission. The undertaking consisted of a multi-university group of researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Rutgers, and Northwestern Universities. The survey polled almost 23,000 people from the tip of December 2021 to late January 2022.
Faculty-educated dad and mom usually tend to vaccinate their kids than dad and mom and not using a faculty diploma, for instance. And when parental earnings as an indicator of vaccination probability, 81% of the best earners—individuals making not less than $150,000 yearly—reported they’re more likely to vaccinate their kids in comparison with 46% of fogeys incomes $25,000 or much less.
Dad and mom within the Northeastern and Western U.S. usually tend to vaccinate their youngsters than dad and mom in Midwestern and Southern states. Vaccine probability varies considerably between city and rural breakdowns as effectively, with dad and mom of youngsters in rural areas reporting they’re much less doubtless—by almost 20 proportion factors—to vaccinate their kids.
Vaccine hesitancy is larger—and rising—amongst dad and mom of youngsters between 5 and 11. When wanting on the parental political affiliation of this age bracket, 42% of Republican dad and mom surveyed in January 2022 say they’re more likely to vaccinate their children in comparison with 55% of Independents and 76% of Democrats. Amongst all three teams, the proportion of fogeys expressing the probability of vaccinating their kids declined since September 2021.
Politics is taking part in an more and more giant and typically disproportionate function in communication in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine for kids. An Related Press investigation discovered the anti-vaccine group Kids’s Well being Protection—run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—greater than doubled its income within the first 12 months of the pandemic to $6.8 million. AP reported the group targets and spreads misinformation to individuals already extra more likely to not belief the vaccine, together with moms and Black People.
Because the fall of 2021, Asian and Hispanic dad and mom are constantly extra more likely to vaccinate their kids, whereas white and Black dad and mom report a decrease probability.
As the tip of this college 12 months approaches and directors plan for the autumn, COVID-19 vaccine mandates for college students will likely be an ongoing dialog. Presently, 4 states—California, Illinois, Louisiana, and New York—in addition to Washington D.C. have carried out some sort of mandate that will likely be carried out within the fall. Nineteen states have banned them.
Proceed on to see which states have the best and lowest little one vaccination charges for COVID-19.
States with the best little one vaccination charges for COVID-19
#1. Vermont: 58.8% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 81.3% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
#2. Rhode Island: 50.7% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 81.6% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
#3. Massachusetts: 49.5% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 78.7% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
States with the bottom little one vaccination charges for COVID-19
#1. Alabama: 10.1% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 34.9% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
#2. Louisiana: 11.9% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 38.9% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
#3. Mississippi: 12.2% of youngsters ages 5-11 and 38.1% of youngsters ages 12-17 absolutely vaccinated
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi Valley State University’s band is set to perform at the 60th Presidential Inauguration Parade.
President-elect Donald Trump invited Valley’s “Mean Green Marching Machine” to perform at the event in Washington, D.C. on January 20.
The band has played on several stages, including NBA games, the Rose Bowl Parade, New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, and the National Showband Battle of the Bands.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Miss Mississippi Becky Williams and Miss Mississippi’s Teen Brooke Bumgarner will head to Orlando, Florida Friday for the Miss America competition.
The national competition begins December 31st and Bumgarner hopes to make history by becoming the first national winner for this state in the teen competition. Williams hopes she will be the candidate to win Miss America since the last state winner in 1986 when Susan Aikin won the Miss America Crown.
On New Year’s Eve, the Miss America contestants, including Miss Mississippi Becky Williams will arrive in Orlando. Miss America 2025 will be crowned January 5th. There have been four winners from this state including, Mary Ann Mobley, Lynda Lee Meade, Cheryl Prewitt, and Miss America 1986 Susan Aiken.
Williams said, “The Miss Mississippi Corporation has changed my life. My experience in competing just these three years has been life-changing. I’m not the same person I was when I started and to even have the opportunity to compete at Miss Mississippi is one thing. To win is another and on top of that, I get to represent my entire state. I get to represent the volunteers of Miss Mississippi. I get to represent the state of Mississippi.”
Williams has been preparing for the national competition since she was crowned in June. She has also kept busy promoting her Community Service Initiative Make a Move.
“Preparing for Miss America has been a little different than getting ready for Miss Mississippi because now I am Miss Mississippi and it’s a full-time job. I’m on the road, I’m all across the state throughout my entire year, so these past six months I’ve been every which way but still fitting in time in dance studios across the state. I’m so thankful to my dance families in Meridian, in Hattiesburg, and in Jackson for giving me the space to practice, so that’s been really helpful but you know when it comes to interview prep, when it comes to doing the job of Miss America, I’m getting ready every single day because that’s what I do right now as Miss Mississippi”, said Williams.
The first night of the preliminary competition for Miss America’s Teen is New Year’s Eve. Brooke Bumgarner of Madison has been preparing and is hoping to make history as the first winner for Mississippi.
Bumgarner said, “She will win a $50,000 dollar scholarship which is an incredible blessing and she also wins a year-long of experiences that not everybody gets to take on and that’s such a rare opportunity and it’s been such an honor to watch the new leadership at Miss America really take our program to the next level and allow Miss America’s Teen to go through so many incredible life-changing experiences.”
Preliminary competition for Miss America begins New Year’s Night. The teen winner will be crowned January 4th.
“Only 51 girls a year are going to be able to go to the national pageant and that’s, it’s incredible to think that I am one of those 51 and I have the opportunity to make friends with people from all across the nation”, said Bumgarner.
The New Miss America will be crowned Sunday, January 5th.
Williams said, “You know it’s so humbling to be able to say that I’m the face of Mississippi when it comes to this competition so I get the chance to show everyone what we have to offer.”
The new Miss America will be awarded 60 thousand dollars in scholarships. This will be the 103rd Anniversary for Miss America which is the world’s largest scholarship program for women.
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Natchez man dies after jumping off overpass in Vicksburg – Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Natchez man dies after jumping off overpass in Vicksburg
Published 5:05 pm Thursday, December 26, 2024
NATCHEZ — A Natchez man Thursday morning jumped to his death from an overpass in Vicksburg, said Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten.
Patten said the Warren County Sheriff’s Office notified him of the incident this morning.
Gary Wills
“I received a phone call this morning from Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace about the incident that occurred in Vicksburg,” Patten said. “After Sheriff Pace described the incident that took place, we immediately sent deputies out to do a welfare check that turned into a death notification.”
The man, identified by Patten as Gary Wills, 57, had been missing from his family since Wednesday.
“This is not the kind of news you want to deliver to any family, but it has to be done out of necessity, and our hearts go out to his daughter and family,” he said.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said his office received a call at about 10 a.m. Thursday.
“We responded to do a welfare check on a white male pacing back and forth on the overpass that crosses over U.S. Highway 61,” Pace said, referring to the Culkin Road overpass “As deputies approached the individual to ask if he was OK, he jumped off the bridge, landing on U.S. 61 below.
“Deputies were able to get to him immediately, and an ambulance arrived within minutes. He was transported to Merit Health River Region Hospital, where he died a short time later,” Pace said.
He said a vehicle was found parked nearby.
“The registration of that vehicle led us to Natchez. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate the family and positively identify the victim for us. He had no identification on his person,” Pace said.
Wills was the owner of Creative Exteriors in Natchez.
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